Eupithecia orphnata

Eupithecia lanceata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from northern Europe to Anatolia.

Eupithecia orphnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. orphnata
Binomial name
Eupithecia orphnata

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to mid July.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Quercus robur, Rumex crispus, Silene cucubalus v. litoralis, Angelica archangelica v. litoralis, Veronica longifolia, Galium verum, Valeriana officinalis, Chrysanthemum vulgare, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris and Sonchus arvensis. Larvae can be found from July to August. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia orphnata orphnata Petersen, 1909
  • Eupithecia orphnata ferganata Schutze, 1956 (West Siberian plain and Kazakhstan)
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References

  1. Eupithecia orphnata at Fauna Europaea
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia orphnata Petersen 1909". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.


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